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2020 – The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression. [ 6 ] 2022 – Russo-Ukrainian War : United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy expediting American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European ...
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Victory Day [a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May Moscow Time).
May 9: Europe Day in the European Union; Liberation Day in the Channel Islands Hotel Polen fire 1877 – An earthquake struck northern Chile, leading to the deaths of 2,385 people, mostly victims of the ensuing tsunami , as far away as Hawaii and Fiji.
Victory Day was created by the Israeli Knesset on July 26, 2017 as part of the Victory in Europe Day Law. According to the law, Victory in Europe Day shall be held once a year, on May 9, to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
It is now May 9, 2011 Today's featured picture A simplified diagram of the human circulatory system ( anterior view), the organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones , blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis .
May 9: Europe Day / Schuman Day in the European Union; Liberation Day in the Channel Islands (1945); Independence Day in Israel (2019) Jim Henson 1864 – Second Schleswig War : The Battle of Heligoland took place between Danish and Austro-Prussian fleets, the last naval battle fought by squadrons of wooden ships.
May 9: Europe Day in the European Union; Victory Day in various Eastern European countries ; Liberation Day in the Channel Islands Battle of Heligoland 328 – Athanasius took office as Patriarch of Alexandria .